Why read Fichte today?

On freedom and the limits of agency: exploring the philosophy of Johann Gottlieb Fichte. Typically underappreciated outside of a narrow historical study of philosophy and overshadowed by Hegel's dominance, Fichte's theory of self-consciousness helped shape the views of some of the post-Kantian greats. This is why, as Gabriel Gottlieb argues, a revaluation of teachings is long overdue.